JUDGMENT

Faizan Uddin, J.-This is an appeal filed by the plaintiffs against the order dated July 22, 1988 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana dismissing the plaintiffs appeal against the judgment dated September 30, 1987 passed by the Additional District Judge, Sangrur setting aside the judgment and preliminary decree dated May 30, 1884 passed by the sub-Judge, 1st Class Malerkotla for possession by partition of the house in suit in favour of the plaintiffs and defendants-respondents No. 1 and 3 to 5 herein to the extent of 1/7th share each in the house in dispute.

2. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that the plaintiffs/appellants brought a suit for separate possession by partition of the house in suit to the extent of their share against the defendants respondents by contending that the house in suit belonged to their father Ishar Mal who died on 10.1.1960 leaving behind him his widow Dhan Devi, since deceased, three sons namely, Anand Dev, plaintiff/appellant No. 1, Bhushan Kumar Puri (defendant No. 2, respondent No. 3 herein), Rajinder Pal Puri (defendant No. 1, respondent No. 2 herein) and three daughters, namely, Gyanwati, plaintiff-appellant No. 3, Sita Devi (d